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Analysis: DOT’s Curb Management ‘Action’ Couldn’t Come Soon Enough

DOT and Mayor Adams on Tuesday released a 10-point curb management "action plan" full of plans to make plans to reorient curb space away from private car storage.

September 15, 2023

Council Passes Battery ‘Buy-Back’ Program and Other Bills to Curb Lithium-Ion Fires

Finally, there's a law to create a citywide "buy back" program that would allow delivery workers to exchange faulty or second-hand lithium-ion batteries for safe, certified ones.

September 14, 2023

Why Democrats and Republicans Alike Keep Expanding Highways

It’s not too late for their state to chart a better path forward — but politics gets in the way.

September 14, 2023

HELL-IPORT: Climate Protesters Arrested For Blocking Blade Landing Pad

"Luxury emissions destroy our future," the protestors chanted in front of Manhattan's "V.I.P Heliport."

September 14, 2023

Thursday’s Headlines: Get a Job Edition

All the news from Wednesday! Including Dave Colon's foul ball!

September 14, 2023

Industry and Public Don’t Like DOT’s Proposed Cargo Bike Rules

This freight bike rule is going to be a heavy lift, the Department of Transportation learned on Wednesday.

September 13, 2023

Amid Rash of Crashes, DOT Has No Bronx Borough Commissioner

“Whenever I have concerns with DOT at the moment, I have to call you," Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. told DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez at a hearing.

September 13, 2023

Wednesday’s Headlines: Street Fight Edition

We're live from the rally for unsafe streets in Greenpoint. Plus other news.

September 13, 2023

Eyes on the Street: Bronx’s Gun Hill Rd. Bus Project Gets a Lot Right

Gun Hill Road looks a lot better thanks to the new bus lanes.

September 13, 2023